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1
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All viruses are RNA except 6 HHAPPY ones which are

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DNA

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3 enveloped DNA viruses

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HepaDNA, Herpes and Pox

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2 naked DNA viruses Adeno and Papova

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Parvo B17

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All RNA viruses are single stranded EXCEPT

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Rota virus of the REO virus family

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All RNA single stranded viruses are + EXCEPT 6

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PROFAB group

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Paramyxo, Rhabo, Orthomyxo, Filo, Arena and Buynya

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PROFAB group

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All hepatitis viruses are RNA EXDCEPT

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Hepatitis B [hepaDNA group]

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All hepatitis viruses are spread by the orofecal route EXCEPT

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Hepatitis B and C [sex and blood]

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Single stranded retro virus

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Human Immune Deficiency virus

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All ARBO viruses are flavi viruses EXCEPT

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California encephalitis [Bunya virus]

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Parotitis, pancreatritis and painful orchitis

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Paramyxo virus [Mumps]

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Common cold with runny nose and sore throat

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Corona virus

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Hand, foot and mouth lesions

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Coxsackie virus

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Bacteria without cell walls

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Rickettsiae, Chlamydia and Bartonella

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Flexible bacteria

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Borrleia, Leptospira and Treponema

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Gram stain resistant

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Mycobacteria

17
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Infection in bird keepers

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Chlamydia psittaci

18
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Lung infection in wool sorters

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Bacillus anthracis

19
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Rheumatic fever and glomerulonephritis

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Streptococcus pyogenes

20
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Previously damaged heart valves

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Streptococcus viridans

21
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Infected previously healthy heart valves

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Staphylococcus aureus

22
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Causes lockjaw [trismus]

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Clostridium tetani

23
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Transmitted by contaminated honey and causing paralysis

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Clostridium botulinum

24
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Causes muscle necrosis with gas formation

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Clostridium perfringens

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Grey psuedomenbrane in the throat

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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Paroxysmal bouts of coughing with a whoop in a child

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Bordetella pertussis

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Fever from handling infected rabbit skin

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Francisella tularensis

28
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Lung infection from infected air conditioners

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Legionella pneumophilia

29
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Infected burns with blue green burns

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Pseudomonas aeroginosa

30
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Gram negative coccus which ferments glucose

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Neisseria gonorrhea

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Gram negative coccus which ferments maltose

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Neisseria meningitidis

32
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Causes severe diarrhea with rice water stool

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Vibrio cholera

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Obligate intracellular parasitic bacteria

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Chlamydia

34
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Causes peptic ulcer and some forms of stomach cancer

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Helicobacteria pylori

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Gram resistant bacteria with thick waxy wall

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

36
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Commonest cause of urinary tract infections

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Escherichia coli

37
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Causes Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

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E. coli subtype O157 H7

38
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Rose colored spots and step ladder fever

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Salmonella typhi

39
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Spread by bat doppings

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Histoplasma capsulatum

40
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Causes meningitis spread by pigeon poop

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Cryptococcus neoformans

41
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Causes pneumonia in an immune compromised patient

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Pneumocystis jiroveci [carinii]

42
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Fatal encephalitis in warm waters

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Naegleria fowleri

43
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Diarrhea more common in hikers

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Gardia lamblia

44
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Causes megaoesophagus and spread by sand fly bites

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Trypanosoma cruzi

45
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Sleeping sickness spread by tsetse fly bites

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Trypanosoma gambiense

46
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Frothy vaginal discharge caused by flagellate protozoan

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Trichomonas vaginitis

47
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Recurrent or chronic diarrhea in immune compromised

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Crpptosporidium parvum

48
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Most dealy form of malaria

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Plasmodium falciparum

49
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Intestinal parasite associated with iron deficiency

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Necator americanus

50
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Most common intestinal nematode in the USA

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Enterobius vermicularis

51
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Associated with rectal prolapse

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Trichuris trichuria

52
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River blindness spread by the simulium blackfly

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Onchocerca volulus

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Elephantiasis spread by Culex filariasis

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Wuchereria bancrofti

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Intestinal parasite associated with vitamin B12 deficiency

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Diphyllobothrium latum

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Bladder parasite causing blood in the urine

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Schistosoma hematobium

56
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Spread by eating undercooked contaminated beef

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Taenia saginatum

57
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Smallest tapeworm

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Hymenolepis nana

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Ames test

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Mutagenic potential

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Armadillo

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Mycobacterium leprae

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Ascoli test

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Anthrax

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ASOT

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Recent streptococcal infection

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Bordet-Gegnou medium

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Bordetella pertussis

63
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Catalase test

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Staphylococcus [+] from streptococcus[-]

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Chocolate agar

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Neisseria and Hemophilus

65
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Coagulase test

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Staphylococcus aureus from other Staph.

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Coombs test

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Hemolytic anemia

67
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Darkfield microscopy

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Syphilis

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Dick test

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Scarlet fever

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Eaton agar

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae

70
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ELISA

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HIV and Lyme

71
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FTA-Abs

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Syphilis

72
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Heaf skin test

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Tuberculosis

73
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Hektoen agar

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Salmonella

74
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Indian ink stain

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Cryptococcus neoformans

75
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Kviem skin test

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Sarcoidosis

76
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Lowenstein-Jensen culture medium

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

77
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MacConkey agar

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Promotes growth of Gram negative rods

78
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Mantoux skin test

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Tuberculosis

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Middlebrook medium

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Tuberculosis

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Mitsuda test

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Mycobacterium leprae

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Paul Bunnel test

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Mononucleosis

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Regan-Lowe agar

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Bordetella pertussis

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Quellung reaction

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Bacteria with capsules-Strep pneumoniae

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Sabouraud medium

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Fungal organisms

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Schick test

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Corynebacterium diphtheria

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Schultz Carlton reaction

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Scarlet fever

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Telluritie agar

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Corynebacterium diphtheria

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Thayer-Martin medium

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Neisseria organisms

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Thiosulfate-Citrate-Bile salts-Sucrose

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Vibrio cholera

90
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Tine skin test

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Tuberculosis

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VDRL test

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Syphilis

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Weil-Felix test

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Rickettsiae

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W ood’slight

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Fungal organisms

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Wright-Giemsa stain

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Parasites and syphilis

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Ziehl-Neelsen stain

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Test to exclude a disease if test is negative [SnOUT]

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Sensitivity

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Test to include a diagnosis if test is positive [SpIN]

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Specificty

98
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Sudden increase in the number with a disease locally

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Epidemic

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Normal occurrence of a disease in a particular locality

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Endemic

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Sudden increase in the number with a disease worldwide

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Pandemic

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Number of people with the disease at a given time

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Prevalence

102
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Number of new cases in the population at a given time

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Incidence

103
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Number of people who die from a particular disease

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Mortality rate

104
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Number of people who have a particular disease

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Morbidity rate

105
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Epidemiology or Disease Triangle

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Host, Agent [microbe] and Environment

106
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Antigenic shift [virus], spores [bacteria/fungus]cysts [protozoa]

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Microbial adaptations

107
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Disease that has newly appeared

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Emergin disease

108
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Previously known disease that has increased or spread

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Re-emerging disease

109
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Bacteria and fungi form spores and protozoa form cysts

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Pathogen adapatations to environment

110
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Viral adaptation to the environment and host

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Antigenic shift

111
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Exposure of milk to progressively higher temperatures

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Pasteurization

112
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Use of chemicals or heat to destroy all life

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Sterilization

113
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Use of chemicals to destroy most pathogens

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Disinection

114
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Use of aluminum to precipitate material from water

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Flocculation